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Doorbraak der dam by Ladysmith
Jan van Hoepen1899–1901
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
View of water breaking through a makeshift dam in the Klip River near Ladysmith. Sandbags used to create the dam are stacked on both sides of the break, and water can be seen leaking through on the right side. A group of men stand on the right bank of the river beneath a tree to watch.
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- Title: Doorbraak der dam by Ladysmith
- Creator: Jan van Hoepen
- Date Created: 1899–1901
- Location Created: Ladysmith, KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa
- Physical Dimensions: 14.9 × 20.1 cm (5 7/8 × 7 15/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 84.XA.1125.50
- Culture: Dutch
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Possibly Jan van Hoepen (Dutch, 1856 - 1922)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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